Spire2’s Jeffery James, acting as Director of Communication for the board of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Chicago Chapter, oversaw email marketing and web communication for the program year ending June 30, 2006. Using strategies he recommends for clients he grew their email list by 34% while maintaining open rates. “It has been a great challenge to communicate with communicators, so I am pleased to see the growth. The IABC/Chicago e-update has become the center of the communications program and a vital link in driving interest in programming.”